83R31246 BK-D
By: Hughes H.R. No. 3038
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, The Honorable Carolyn Jones is retiring as mayor of
Winnsboro in May 2013, drawing to a close an exemplary 12-year
tenure in office; and
WHEREAS, A longtime resident of Winnsboro, Carolyn Jones
first developed an interest in local government while attending
city council meetings in 1995; she went on to contribute to the area
chamber of commerce and, just prior to running for office, helped to
found the Winnsboro Center for the Arts; her early civic
involvement further included memberships in the Winnsboro Economic
Development Corporation, the planning and zoning board, and the
Winnsboro Humane Society, for which she played a vital role in
raising funds to open a new shelter; and
WHEREAS, The longest-serving mayor in the history of
Winnsboro, Mrs. Jones won election in 2001, and has since shared
her insight on a number of boards while overseeing substantial
infrastructure improvements; she recommended having a wastewater
plant retrofitted rather than replaced, thereby saving the city
$1.5 million, and she oversaw the highly successful
sesquicentennial celebration in 2004, as well as Winnsboro's
designations as a Main Street City and a Certified Retirement
Community; and
WHEREAS, Mayor Jones has additionally given of her time as
president of Region 15 of the Texas Municipal League, pageant chair
of Miss Texas, and a member of the Autumn Trails Board of Directors;
recognized for her exceptional efforts, she was voted Woman of the
Year in 2001 and as Volunteer of the Year in 2000; and
WHEREAS, This dynamic Texan is an alumna of Southern
Methodist University, where she earned a bachelor's degree in
elementary education, prior to pursuing postgraduate studies at
Texas A&M University--Commerce; before turning her attention to
politics, she enjoyed a career as a teacher and later as an office
manager and x-ray technician; she was married to J. D. Jones, owner
of the Winnsboro Livestock Sale Barn, for more than 50 years before
his passing; and
WHEREAS, Carolyn Jones has done much to shape the growth and
development of the city of Winnsboro, and she may reflect with pride
on the invaluable service that she has rendered; now, therefore, be
it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate the Honorable Carolyn Jones on her
retirement as mayor of Winnsboro and extend to her sincere best
wishes for the future; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Mayor Jones as an expression of high regard by the
Texas House of Representatives.